Ivanoe Bonomi

Ivanoe Bonomi (18 October 1873-20 April 1951) was Prime Minister of Italy from 4 July 1921 to 26 February 1922, succeeding Giovanni Giolitti and preceding Luigi Facta, and from 18 June 1944 to 19 June 1945, succeeding Pietro Badoglio and preceding Ferruccio Parri. He was a member of the Italian Socialist Party, the Italian Reformist Socialist Party, the Labor Democratic Party, and the Italian Democratic Socialist Party.

Biography
Ivanoe Bonomi was born in Mantua, Italy on 18 October 1873, and he was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies in 1909 as the Italian Socialist Party MP from Mantua. In 1912, he was expelled from the party due to his advocacy for reform and moderation, as well as his support for the invasion of Libya. Bonomi joined the Italian Reformist Socialist Party, and he supported Italy's intervention in World War I on the side of the Triple Entente. From 1916 to 1917, he served as Minister of Public Works, and he served as Minister of War from 1920 to 1921 and Treasury Minister in 1921. From 1921 to 1922, he served as Prime Minister of Italy, the first socialist to hold the post. His coalition government collapsed early in 1922, and he was replaced by Luigi Facta. Bonomi withdrew from politics after Benito Mussolini's fascist seizure of power, and he joined an anti-fascist movement in 1940. After Mussolini's deposition, he was appointed Prime Minister, replacing Pietro Badoglio. He assisted in Italy's transition from authoritarianism to democracy, and he remained Prime Minister until a month after World War II ended in 1945. From 1948 until his death in 1951, he served as President of the Italian Senate.